Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease: Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure
Table 3
PWV thresholds (reference population).
≤19 y.
20–29 y.
30–39 y.
40–49 y.
50–59 y.
60–69 y.
PWV direct/max.up
9.1
10.9
11.0
12.3
13.7
14.7
PWV direct/tang
9.8
11.7
12.5
13.5
14.2
16.5
PWV sn-fem/max.up
8.9
9.1
9.4
10.7
12.2
12.6
PWV sn-fem/tang
9.8
10.5
10.6
12.6
13.7
16.0
PWV subtracted/max.up
7.6
8.7
8.8
10.0
10.4
10.6
PWV subtracted/tang
8.2
9.5
10.1
11.4
11.4
12.0
PWV real
7.9
10.0
10.1
11.8
13.6
15.6
Statistics: regardless the PWV calculus, thresholds differed () among the different age groups.
